Welcome to Riverside ...

Riverside is located in Kennebec County<1>.

The location of Riverside has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riverside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

When the people of Riverside refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Riversider<3>

Riverside is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Riverside lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Riverside is within the boundaries of the (207) area code.

Communities Also Named Riverside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 195 communities that are also named Riverside - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona, Arkansas (4), British Columbia, California (6), Colorado (3), Connecticut (3), Delaware, Florida (6), Georgia (9), Idaho (4), Illinois, Indiana (5), Iowa (2), Kansas (5), Kentucky (3), Manitoba, Maryland (4), Massachusetts (6), Michigan (3), Minnesota (3), Mississippi (2), Missouri (5), Montana (6), Nebraska (3), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey (6), New Mexico (5), New York (7), North Carolina (5), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (7), Oregon (4), Pennsylvania (5), Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (9), Texas (3), Utah (4), Vermont (3), Virginia (7), Washington (6), West Virginia (7), Wisconsin (3) and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riverside.

Communities near Riverside ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Riverside.

• Augusta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <5>
• Waterville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <5>
• Winslow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
  • Winslow is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <5>
• Fairfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Oakland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <5>
• Winthrop
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <5>
• Gardiner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
  • Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <5>
• Vassalboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vassalboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vassalboro
  • Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vassalboro <5>
• China
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
  • China is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <5>
• Monmouth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
  • Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Riverside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riverside.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riverside. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverside.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverside. See our Newspapers Page for Riverside.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverside ...

Looking for more information about Riverside? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Riverside, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Riverside.

Adding Riverside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riverside in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Riverside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Riverside post office opened in 1866.

We also found Riverside in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riverside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kennebec County: www.kennebeccounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/